According to Treasury data, municipalities have  spent R35.4 billion in the three months to March, more than half of the funds allocated for capital expenditure, compared to R20. 3 billion (29.5%) in the previous quarter. South Africa is examining measures to accelerate spending in cities struggling to provide basic services like water and electricity. Finance […]
Due to the recent backlog and website disturbance Sassa experienced in the past week, the organization has issued out a statement informing applicants to make use of their srd.dsd government website for appeals. #COVID19SRDGRANT STEP BY STEP APPEAL PROCESS ON https://t.co/EhnAWdsQXD #SASSACARES @The_DSD @nda_rsa @GovernmentZA pic.twitter.com/7asUblQRXP — SASSA (@OfficialSASSA) June 29, 2022 “You may, within […]
Tension subsides between SASSA and R350 SRD grant recipients as June statuses gets “Approved.” The long await for results and payment dates. Payments were promised mid-June, however only reconsideration applicants received payments while the rest waited on pending statuses. Although SASSA promised recipients back pay, April and May still stays with pending status’, June seems […]
Mid-June has arrived for the R350 SRD beneficiaries who have patiently waiting for payments for over two months since April 2022. The president Cyril Ramaphosa has promised that payments will indeed be made after receiving a confirmation report from Sassa. Beneficiaries were promised back pay leading back to April. After the long awaiting period for […]
The minister of Social development Lindiwe Zulu in the previous month informed the public on data and digital infrastructure that were being used to process applications and verifications. “Our system for checking whether people deserve this money is in place, hence we ask them to reapply. “We are also working with the department of economic development […]
The Economic Freedom Fighters, threaten to consider a national shutdown, until the price of petrol is reduced. They are demanding for the National Treasury, together with the Minister of Energy, welcome measures that will reduce the fuel and petrol prices. According to the statement issued on 31 May 2022, “the announced fuel increases do not […]
Marapyane Taxi Association has shared their new taxi fare prices, which will be effective as of 01 June 2022. Check your coin purse, June has arrived with a slight change that will require an additional price to your fare. Due to recent fuel prices, taxi associations have also welcomed a change to their taxi prices, […]
Reports from the Central Energy Fund intel that petrol and diesel prices will see an increases in the first week of June. The new levy for petrol from is expected to increase R2.35 to R3.85 per litre. The levy on diesel will be hiked from R2.20 to R3.70 per litre and illuminating paraffin is expected to […]
According to the reports, All South African post office branches will no longer pay out the R350 social relief grant and recipients are instructed to reapply as the new round of applications has opened whereby beneficiaries are given options to choose from as to where they prefer to receive their SRD grant from, choosing from […]
“The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is still in the process of paying out the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant.” The agency (sassa) have in the recent announced the reintroduction of the SRD R350 grant, which follows with new payment rules for beneficiaries. The new rules relate to the amount of the SRD grant as […]